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Hogenakkal Integrated Drinking Water Project

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Hogenakkal Integrated Drinking Water Project
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A Cauvery-based drinking water scheme for Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts was begun in 2008 amid objections from Karnataka and launched in 2013.

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi laid the foundation stone for the Hogenakkal Integrated Drinking Water Project on 26 February 2008. The project draws Cauvery water near Hogenakkal Falls to supply the fluoride-affected Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts. It led to protests and objections in Karnataka over the use of the river and land near the border. The scheme was launched by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa through videoconferencing from Chennai on 29 May 2013.

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  1. 1991

    1. 25 Jun 1991Mettur DamAgriculture

      Cauvery tribunal issues interim award

      The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directed Karnataka to release 205 TMC ft of water a year to Tamil Nadu.

    2. 12 Dec 1991 to 13 Dec 1991BangaloreConflict

      Anti-Tamil violence in Karnataka over Cauvery award

      Mobs attacked Tamils in Bangalore, Mysore and other parts of southern Karnataka after the Cauvery interim award was gazetted.

  2. 1998

    1. 1998New DelhiGovernance

      Cauvery River Authority set up

      The Union government set up the Cauvery River Authority, chaired by the Prime Minister with the chief ministers of the basin states, to implement the interim award.

  3. 2007

    1. 5 Feb 2007KaveriLaw Justice

      Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal final award

      The Cauvery tribunal issued its final award allocating river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.

  4. 2018

    1. 16 Feb 2018New DelhiLaw Justice

      Supreme Court final verdict on Cauvery waters

      The Supreme Court reduced Tamil Nadu's share of Cauvery water slightly and ordered a scheme for implementation, leading to the Cauvery Water Management Authority.

    2. 1 Jun 2018DelhiGovernance

      Cauvery Water Management Authority constituted

      Following the Supreme Court's final Cauvery verdict, the Union government created the Cauvery Water Management Authority.

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